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[fosterman]

hi, new to gaming. well haven't owned a console or a Pc gaming machine for 10 years.

so I am totally out of touch.

which is the better route to take.

buy a console with controllers and add ons etc.. for x amount of dollars
or buy a gaming PC?

umm, what kind of games will I play? will I be playing alone?


I will be playing with my kid, but mostly just me. so if got a pc, I would need joysticks or controllers which can plug in so we can both play.

games? don't have a clue
some bad ass games, would also like to play online multi games.

anyway, graphics wise, game price wise, risks of machine breaking down wise,
which is the better choice?
pros and cons of the choice.?
thanks.

ps. also I am not in a hurry, as the Ps4 is coming out next fall, would it be wise to wait for that? or is a PC just the way to go?

[eamo]

Graphics-wise, PC is best.....as long as you get a good one.

If you don't mind piracy, PC is best.

For kids and ease of operation, console is best.

[pkang0202]

I would say an Xbox 360 + Xbox Live + Kinect would be great for you and your kid.

For your needs, I think console would be better.

[fosterman]

[eamo]

[fosterman]

[Ibsen]

Graphics Wise: PC wins
Startup Price Wise: Console Wins
Game Price Wise: PC wins
Ease of fixing if broken down: PC wins

All in all I would say a PC is better in almost every aspect except having a more expensive initial cost. Consoles are also easier to use as well and have more kid friendly games... Plus kids enjoy things like the Kinect or the Wii, where body movements are involved.

From your original post though, I would say a PC is what you would be looking for. Building your own would save you a bunch of money too, not to mention you know what parts are going in.

[pkang0202]

[fosterman]

Thank you for the replies.

can anyone recommend some parts, GPU, motherboard for me???

I know a little about pcs, and have been to yongsan and built 2 pcs before
but they were not game orientated. so when it comes to graphic cards I really have no idea. I will start looking at game forums too

I like to play RPG games, Alan wake, mafia, Batman, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception,
games like this for myself.

and with my friends perhaps some fifa or hockey.
but mostly it's for me.. so mostly Rpg.
my teenage daughter likes Rpg games too.
my son is only 2, so I am not planning on introducing him to gaming for a couple years yet, so I like the idea of the PC option because I can play movies through it, and kids games from yahoo etc..
I've been looking at HTPC units, WOW never knew they looked like that. they look cool, different to PC towers, real nice.
but I don't think a HTPC case is the way to go, over priced and small inside so heat and space might be an issue. so I think a larger tower case will be the way to go.

[smogdonkey]

To be honest, it all comes down to whether you want to be sitting on your couch looking at your HDTV or sitting at your computer desk looking at your screen. Yes, you could hook things up to your TV or play at TV-dinner desk on your couch, but it's just a different kind of gaming. Pick up a controller and press start or install drivers, adjust resolution, install peripherals you like, update... etc.

And I have to disagree about FPS games being better on a PC. Yes, it is easier to be accurate if you've been playing on a mouse and keyboard for years, but it's hard to argue with the success of BF3 and MW3 this year. Look at sales charts on the consoles... off the charts. I personally just prefer playing with friends in the room from the comfort of my couch.

Like everyone on this list, I am biased, and I admit I prefer console games. I work for a website that reviews games of all formats, and I'm being paid to get into PC games more (specifically, MMO games, at the moment). It's a struggle, but the ridiculous (in a good way) rig they've put on my desk does make it a bit more bearable.

The annoying thing for me with PC games has always been that my rig always needs to be updated or completely replaced if I want to play the AAA titles that come out every few years (at least to play them the way they were meant to be played).

Do games played on $2000 rigs look better than console games? Absofreakinlutely. Is that enough to get me off my couch? Not unless I'm paid nicely to do so .

[denverdeath]

[Ibsen]

[fosterman]

[Ibsen]

[eamo]

I'd say 800,000 is the threshold for a mid-range gaming PC that you'll be happy to own.....go much lower and you'll find yourself having to lower the settings in some games which I hate having to do.

As Ibsen suggested, you could get cheaper AMD stuff which will likely overclock very well so you can save money that way. A 130,000 AMD quad-core can be easily overclocked to 3.4 - 3.6ghz which is plenty to run any game out there. AMD mobo's are cheaper too.....decent ones start at around 90,000.

Gkill RAM is cheap as hell....8GB = 80,000

Of course you can't skimp on the graphics card. The 6870 is a great buy at around 220,000.....so you could get the CPU, GPU, RAM and mobo for 520,000..........the other stuff doesn't really matter in terms of gaming power.....although it's a minor sin to buy a cheap PSU and case.....I'd spend 70,000 and 100,000 respectively. Then the aftermarket cooler....30,000.

So, yeah. Roughly 800,000 if you want to play Crysis 2, Skyrim etc....